Cultivating implement



March 20, 19458 SCARLETT CULTIVATING IMPLEMENT Filed Dec. 13, 1943 Patented Mar. 20, 1945 OFF-156E:

CULTIVATING IMRLEMEN-T Arthur. A ScarIett,. Hamilton, Ontario, 7 Qanacla," V assi'gnor, by mesne assignments, tot International Harvester Company,- Chicago, Ill; amonporation of New- Jersey ApplicationDecemben 13, 1943;,- Seni'al Hounds-(102 7 Glai'ms;

The present invention v relates: to cultivating implements More. specifically, itmelatesz to' a field. cultivator arid to. means; for lifting: the same: andassociated: c'oulters out of'working pos-i-tion. Intthe useoi-field cultivators, a: plural ity of staggered earth-"working: elements or tools 'in the-form: of .zsweepszzisavusually employed: Inorder to providewworking: space? and to: completely cover. the: ground; one: set of; sl'rov'elsz' on sweeps is usuallyplaced a substantial distance rearwardly oi: the other set, thesweeps. lreing arranged in staggered: relation: Where the sweepsare carried by means pivoted on :a com;- monaxisisuchz as qfior. example, shown: in the Scarlett-.Patent-.2; 286g312, June 16, 1942;. it 'iszohviousthat the-forwardly: located; sweeps will be mounted on beamsmuch' shorter than. the rear wardlylocated sweeps; If theibeams are: all lifted by,-a common li fitingishafit with. lifting farms and l-i-iting rl-inks-of thesame length-attached: to the beams-at thesameloca'tions; the forward shovels are not raised to ther same height as: the rear shovels; It is, therefore,- necessary to t have" an extremely, long, lifting ran-geto clean:- all. the

shovels-suflicient for"transporting; the machine:

The prinoipalobject t the presentinventiOn is tin-provideanimproved; lifting linkage for the beams. of a :field; cultivator.

Another principal object is:- to I provide: a": lift ing. linkage for forwardly carriedrolling'coul tersorderto l-i-ft the-.--coulters clear. oi: the ground for transporting; the implement.

These and other objects will be apparent after a consideration; of 1 thedetailed: description of the invention takenin conjunction: with the accome panying drawing.

In the drawing, the single figure is an errctv view of akfield cultivator embodying the-invention, With onewheel removed tobetter show the feetu-res of theinvention.

Referring. to the drawing, the: cultivator consists: or? am inclinect'frame'structure Hi; such. as: showninthe above-identified patent Said frame structure is connected to a draft hitch H3 which; is connectedytoahitch member I2-at its forwardend. The inclined frame: structure is wheel supported-v one. wheel L3 lceinr, shown: Said wheel is mounted on a' cramkaxle M which issecuredto the -frame-struc.ture.: Theotheir axle i4 isibrokem-awav towshow thewheelfiremovede Lieans: at'the-uppenside of the: frame including abracket i5. carries a lifting rock-shaft l B' adapted-"to be actuated by any-1 suitable meanszby an actuating lever H. Two li'aitingqarms; taa'andi [9' connected to the: liftingshe-it: l6 are shown the arm ireiibeing considerably longer thamthe arm fi8'ifiorreasonsto;heihereinafter described;

It'is towhe" understood; that a: cultivator em.-

hodyim; this invention 2 would. have a 1. plurality ofa'lternating long'and: shortimplement "beams;

onlyrtworof whiehzarezillustratect inrithe drawing; AlongziimplementtxheamiEiiriis 'pivotally' connected on a pivotrsl'rafitiizit :carriedsbyvmarrs' cm the frame fillltinoludirrga brackettzzi i Azsualostarrtially verti= cal shank; or standard :23 rigidly connectedtosthie rearendaoi therbeamczzfl J-carries'an earth-work= neg? element inothefornrzor aisweep zzli A irollirrgrdiskcoulterzi' is mounted formetationzomra' l-inkagewinchldmg ia 1i'rrk126 'pivotally connected to a bracket 21 securedl'zat a; forward lo'cationrtortherheam 201 Thelinka ge for supporting zthe ecoulter 25 4 also moludes a link-28 125.1 otazily .connected tovtheilink 26 adjacentzi-ts lower end: andixtoithevbeamziziflzatat rear location: thereons. Anplrmality of openings 29- provides means for: adjnstablyc'locatmg the" couiter '25. in aplus of? vertical positions" with? respect to the sweep 24.

vertic'alestarndard: cry-shank 304s rigidly secured toth'e rear'of :a second 'beam =31. Saidbeam isi also pivoiiedl'orr the shaft 24-. The shankifl carriessa soiieworking elemient or sweep =32 identi'CEll with thessweep- 24.

sweep eMRin'zthe same relative location theretoas tIEIBfIOBEIlElDIIUOfEthE cou lter" 2'5 with respect toathe sweep flai A particular supporting and: lifting linkageiszsuppiiedi fi'Glithfi" forward coulter to--ac-- GOmPIi SHlT GIIB of=the principal'ob je'ctsor the invention; namely, to provide-{or lifting; sa-idcoul tor. substantially the same height as the sweeps; Saidilinkageincludesa forwardly and upwardly extendinglin'lr 34 which'is pivotally connected: atzits :upper' end "to: .adownwardly and rearwardly extending bracket 35 rizgidly secured to theirame struoture Ml. Thecou'lter 3315.1 0- taitahlymountedlon the lowerzendcof the link 3-4:-

The lifting linkage: iortheforwarde coulter"also includesai-limkaflfig whichais'pivotedxtor the: link Mracl-jacent its; lower-end but at apoint spaced from theaxis oii the: eou l'ter: The linkifin-extends upward-iv andcrearwardiy, ,being' pivotally connected attits upperend. tether-beam 319 A plus 7 ofii openings thsezrupperi end of saidlink:

beam 20. A second lifting link 38 pivotally connected at the end of the long lifting arm l9 extends downwardly and somewhat forwardly to a point of connection with the short beam 3|.

To illustrate the operation of the lifting linkage both for the beams and for the forward coulter, a dotted line position has been indicated. In orderto avoid confusion in the drawing, only such elements have been shown in dotted lines as are necessary to illustrate a lifted position. When the lifting arms IB and 19 are moved upwardly to move the lifting links 31 and 38 to the indicated dotted line positions, the

beams 20 and 3| are lifted to their indicated positions, and the sweeps 24 and 32 arelifted to the positions indicated in dotted lines. to the fact that the lifting arms [8 and I9 are of different lengths and the fact that the lifting links 37 and 38 are connected to the short and.

ground. A ground line has been indicated in the drawing on which the supporting wheel I3 is running. The full line positions of the sweeps are shown beneath the soil and the dotted lines somewhat above the ground line. These two positions indicate the principles of the verticaladjusting mechanism.

As the coulter for the rear sweep is carried rigidly on the long beam 20, it will move upwardly therewith and will naturally not clear the ground to the same extent as the rear sweep. On the long beam, however, this differential is not sufficient to interfere with proper clearance for transporting or with accurate ground-working adjustment.

It would not be satisfactory to carry the forward coulter directly on the beam as its distance from the pivot shaft 2| is so short that it would not be lifted and lowered a sufficient distance with lifting and lowering of the beam 3| a. normal distance. The special linkage provided takes the indicated dotted line position when the beam 3| is lifted. This action raises the coulter a substantially greater distance than would be the case if it were carried directly by the beam. The linkage and the pivot points of the links 34 and 36 are so worked out that the coulter 33 moves substantially with the sweep 32 in the vertical direction, retaining substantially the same vertical position with respect thereto.

It will be understood that in describing the coulter supporting linkages only certain links have been referred to as constituting the linkage. It is obvious that these links may be in pairs disposed on opposite sides of the coulters and the beams 20 and 3!, as such constructions are well known in the art and are shown in the patent referred to as illustrating a similar type of cultivator. It is to be understood that applicant claims as his invention all modifications rearwardly therefrom, a soil-working element mounted at the rear of said beam, a coulter po- Due sitioned ahead of said earth-Working element, lifting and supporting means for said coulter including a rearwardly and downwardly extending link pivotally secured to said frame structure, said coulter being mounted on said link, a second link pivotally secured to said link adjacent thelower end and to the beam at a point rearwardly of the coulter, and lifting means for said beam, the lifting means for the coulter being such as to lift the said couter to substantially the same vertical height as the earth-working element.

2. In a cultivator construction having a wheelsu-pported frame, an implement beam pivotally secured to said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom, a soil-working element mounted at mounted on said link, a second link pivotally secured to said link adjacent the lower end and to the beam at a point rearwardly of the coulter, and lifting means for said beam, the lifting means for the coulter being such as to lift the said coulter to substantially the same vertical height as the earth-working element.

3. In a cultivator construction having a wheelsupported frame, an implement beam pivotally secured to said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom, a soil-working element mounted at the rear of said beam, a rolling disk coulter positioned ahead of said earth-working element, means for mounting said coulter including a depending bracket secured to the frame, a rearwardly and downwardly extending link pivotally secured to said bracket at a point spaced from the beam pivot, said coulter being rotatably mounted at the lower end of said link, a second link pivotally secured to said link adjacent the lower end and to the beam at a point rearwardly of the coulter, and lifting means for said beam, the lifting means for the coulter being such as to lift the said coulter to substantially the same vertical height as the earth-working element.

4. In a cultivator construction having a wheelsupported frame, an implement beam pivotally secured to said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom, a soil-working element mounted at the rear of said beam, a coulter positioned ahead of said earth-working element, means for mounting and lifting said coulter including a depending bracket secured to the frame, a .rearwardly and downwardly extending link pivotally secured to said bracket at a point rearwardly of the beam pivot, an upwardly and rearwardly extending link pivotally secured to said link adjacent the lower end and to the beam, and lifting means for said beam, the lifting means for the coulter being such as to lift the said coulter to substantially the same vertical height as the earth-working element. i

5. In a field cultivator construction having a wheel-supported structure, a plurality of imple". ment beams pivotally secured to said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom, one of said beams being substantially longer than another one, a soil-working element mounted at the rear of the longer beam, a coulter mounted on said beam ahead of the earth-working element, a soil working element mounted at the rear of the short beam at a substantial distance ahead of the elementton the long beam, a second coulter nositioned ahead of said second earth-working element, a supporting and lifting linkage for said coulter including a rearwardly and downwardly extending link pivotally secured to said frame structure at a point rearwardly of the pivot point of the short beam, said second coulter being mounted at the lower end of said link, a second link pivotally secured to said link adjacent the lower end and to the short beam at a point rearwardly of the coulter and lifting means for said beams, the lifting linkage for the second coulter being such as to lift said coulter to substantially the same vertical height as the front earth-working element.

6. In a field cultivator construction having'a wheel-supported frame structure, a plurality of implement beams pivotally secured to said frame and extending rearwardly therefrom, one of said beams being substantially longer than another one, a soil-working element mounted at the rear of the longer beam, a coulter mounted on said beam ahead of the earth-working element, a soilworking element mounted at the rear of the short beam at a substantial distance ahead of the element on the long beam, a second coulter positioned ahead of said second earth-working element, supporting and lifting linkage for said coulter including a rearwardly and downwardly ex-- tending link pivoted to said frame structure at a point spaced from the pivot of said beams, said second coulter being mounted at the lower end of said link, a second link pivotally secured to said link adjacent the lower end and to the short beam at a point rearwardly of the coulter, and means for differentially lifting said beams whereby the short beam will be lifted substantially the same vertical distance as the long beam, the lifting linkage for the second coulter being such as 7. In a field cultivator construction having a wheel-supported frame structure, a plurality of tioned ahead of said second earth-working element, means for supporting and lifting said coulter including a rearwardly and downwardly extending link secured to said frame structure, said second coulter being mounted at the lower end of said link, an upwardly and rearwardly extending link pivotally secured to said link adjacent the lower end and to the short beam at a point rearwardly of the coulter, and lifting means for said beams including a transverse rock-shaft on the frame structure, two rearwardlyextending lifting arms, one being substantially longer than the other, a lifting link connected to the short arm and extending downwardly and rearwardly to a point of connection with the long beam, and a second lifting link connected to the long arm and extending forwardly and downwardly to a point of connection with the short beam, said lifting linkage providing means whereby the short beam is lifted a larger angle than the long beam i to raise the earth-working elements to substantially the same vertical height and the lifting linkage for the second coulter beingsuch as to lift the said coulter to substantially the same vertical height asthe front earth-working element.

to lift said coulter to substantially the same vertical height as the front earth-working element.

ARTHUR Al SCARLETT. 

